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Offline thundley4

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Man burst into flames after Taser strike
« on: July 21, 2009, 10:13:57 AM »
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A MAN was engulfed in flames after a police Taser hit him on the bridge of his nose while they were investigating claims of petrol sniffing.
Ronald Mitchell, 36, was airlifted to Royal Perth Hospital for burns treatment following a confrontation with police who were called to a house in Warburton, 1,540km northeast of Perth on Monday.

Mitchell ran from the house at the officers carrying a container believed to contain fuel and a cigarette lighter, police said.

He was asked to stop but continued running toward the officers.

"An officer then deployed his Taser,'' police spokeswoman Susan Usher said.

"The man caught alight and the officer immediately went to the man's aid, putting him on the ground and smothering the fire with his bare hands.''

The policeman was struck on the head by rocks thrown by an  18-year-old woman while trying to help the man, Ms Usher said.
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What a hot head.
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Offline Sam Adams

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Re: Man burst into flames after Taser strike
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2009, 10:17:26 AM »
Hot off the presses?
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Offline Chris_

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Re: Man burst into flames after Taser strike
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2009, 10:57:55 AM »
I bet he was fuming over the whole incident.
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Re: Man burst into flames after Taser strike
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2009, 11:20:12 AM »
I guess he was officially charged?
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Offline JohnnyReb

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Re: Man burst into flames after Taser strike
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2009, 02:12:50 PM »
He should have let him burn out.......it's natures way.
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Re: Man burst into flames after Taser strike
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2009, 07:45:45 PM »
I find the actions of this officer to be extremely inflammatory.
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Re: Man burst into flames after Taser strike
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2009, 08:06:55 PM »
heh heh, reminds me of an episode of CSI where the same thing happened.

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Re: Man burst into flames after Taser strike
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2009, 09:16:37 PM »
Spontaneous combustion has been the fate of several successive drummers for the band Spinal Tap.
Still unexplained. They simply burst into flames while on stage.
For the drummers, Spinal Tap is otherwise a great gig.
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